Perfectly Yours, Mrs. Wilcox by T.L. Forsyth is set in the 1950s in Willowbrook Heights, where Evelyn Harding arrives with her husband Richard, expecting a fresh start, only to discover that neighborhood life is governed by Patricia Wilcox, the homeowners’ association president. Patricia gives Evelyn...

Mihail Băeșu’s Pastborn follows Adam Connor, who wakes up in 2199 with almost no memory of his life and discovers that Earth now belongs to robots. Humans have been illegal since Bill 1 was passed in 2113, yet Adam is technically permitted to exist because...

Cody Redman’s life has gone sideways in ways that feel both absurd and painfully familiar in Rod Drought’s Phoenix Rising, Lemuria Down. Once a viral YouTube star, Cody is now scraping by with his roommate, living in a tiny apartment filled with takeout boxes. Everything...

Put a Bug in Your Ear by Sam Sumac begins as a giant gecko, He-Knew-Pat-Sajak, emerges from a volcano. Meanwhile, the Palmetto Bug Monster, a massive cockroach, destroys towns from Indiana to Chicago, advancing northwest. In Alaska, reporter Eve Sanderborn, cryptozoologist Usotsuki Shirinigatsuku, General Buchanan...

Padanaram Village by Jack Burbank is a riveting mystery thriller that follows Richard Lewis (Rich), a once-preeminent architect whose life has spun out of control after an unpleasant divorce and rising financial debt. Hoping to secure a fresh start for himself in a tranquil New...

Pearly Gates by Bonnie D. Solomon follows the titular protagonist, a deceased drag performer named Pearly Gates, who works in waste management in a segmented afterlife where souls seek enlightenment. After a breakup with her soulmate Thunder, Pearly accepts a temporary role as a spirit...

Noses are wonderful, aren't they? They help us breathe, enhance our facial makeup, and give unique definitions to our appearances and personalities. In Preposterous Proboscises, Norman Adams presents a humorous collection of noses, each more absurd and exaggerated than the last. Plucked from the recesses...

Paint an Inch Thick by Adam Dompierre is the first book in the Eddie London Mystery series. Eddie can’t shake the feeling that he may be Summerport’s worst detective though surely in such a big city, someone has to be worse. When he receives a...

Pink Tuxedo by C.D. Acosta is a colorful tale set in 2093 that portrays a young man's need for human closeness amidst the throes of social disconnection. Our protagonist, Tomasz, is a college student who lives in self-imposed isolation. Like most of the youths of...

Nala Henkel-Aislinn’s Pancakes & Handguns: A Hitman’s Daughter Novel kept me up late into the night. You could categorize it as a mystery with elements of thriller and romance and served with a splash of humor. Galyna (Lena) Kozek, a sharp-witted, tech-savvy IT administrator turned...